The latest episode of "Dr. Pimple Popper," the TLC series starring dermatologist Sandra Lee, featured Lisa, a woman with a "horn" growing out of the back of her head.Lee said it was something called a cutaneous horn, a growth made of the protein keratin, and that it may have been a sign of skin cancer.Later in the episode, testing revealed that the horn was the result of a cyst and wasn't cancerous.Warning: This post contains graphic images.In the second season of her TLC series, Dr. Pimple Popper (a.k.a dermatologist Dr. Sandra Lee) has popped and removed plenty of the common growths that fans already know and love, like cysts and lipomas.But the seasons' sixth episode, which aired Thursday night, featured something entirely new: A woman with a hard "horn" growing from the skin on the back of her head.Here's a closer look at the episode.Lisa had a painful 'horn' growing out of her scalpLisa, 42, explained in an interview segment that a hardened horn started to grow from the back of her head about a year prior."It grows every day, it gets bigger, it's painful at times," she said in the episode. "I don't want anybody to see it so I wear my hair up...the growth makes me feel gross."Lisa added that, even though she's engaged, she's put off setting a wedding date because of the horn."Usually when you get married, you're standing in front of everybody with your back to them," she said. "That's the first thing I think they're going to see."But her concerns were more than just cosmetic."My worst fear is that it is cancer," Lisa said. "[It's] probably time I should get it checked. I have not been to a doctor about it. I don't have insurance, so that's the main reason. I don't really like doctors, either. But it's not going to go away on its own."Lee said it may have been a sign of skin cancerIn an exam room at Lee's office, Lisa gave more detail about the horn's genesis: She had a cyst on her scalp that "broke" open, and then she squeezed it."It came to a point when I couldn't squeeze it anymore, and then this started growing," she said.After a brief exam of, Lee dubbed the growth a "cutaneous horn."Cutaneous horns are growths made of a compacted protein called keratin, according to a 2004 paper on the growths published in the World Journal of Surgical Oncology. They're shaped (as you might expect) a lot like animal horns. These "horns" can grow outward from a variety of different skin issues, from benign moles and warts to malignant problems like skin cancer. One older study looking at 643 cases of cutaneous horns found that just over 60% were caused by something benign.Read more:Dr. Pimple Popper removed 307 'barnacles of aging' from a woman with a seriously impressive pain toleranceIn the episode, Lee said she has seen cutaneous horns before. In fact, she even featured a patient with such a growth in an August 2017 YouTube video.But she added that Lisa's horn was the largest she'd ever encountered.She also expressed concern that its root cause may have been skin cancer."I'm not exactly sure what it is... [it] sounds like it could be a pilar cyst and it has grown out of control," Lee told Lisa in the episode. "This is the angriest pilar cyst I've ever seen if thats the case. Usually, when we see a cutaneous horn, we do think of other things that might be a little bit more concerning. [It] can happen with types of skin cancers."She removed it in one pieceand testing revealed it was benignIn a quick procedure, Lee numbed the area around Lisa's growth and slowly pulled it off in one piece. After removing some skin to send to a lab for testing, Lee stitched up the area. She even grabbed a metal tray and knocked the horn against to demonstrate how hardened it was.Later, Lisa returned to Lee's office for a follow-up appointmentand for test results.Luckily, the news was good: The horn had arisen from a cyst, not from skin cancer."The dermatopathologist read your slide and they say it's an inflamed follicular cyst," Lee told Lisa. "There's no risk of cancer. I dont think it's ever coming back."When I get home and I see my daughter, I'm going to tell her that she has to put up with me for many more years to come," Lisa said that the close o the episode.You can see a clip from the episode below. Watch every episode of "Dr. Pimple Popper" on TLC's websiteor the TLC Go app (available forAppleandAndroid).<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php'href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTLC%2Fvideos%2F350193365569342%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe>VisitINSIDER's homepagefor more.Read more:Dr. Pimple Popper treated a man whose skin condition nearly closed up his nostrilsThis deeply gross Dr. Pimple Popper video will remind you why you shouldn't squeeze cysts at homeAll the mistakes you're making when you pop a pimple at home, according to Dr. Pimple PopperDr. Sandra Lee says a classic 'Seinfeld' episode partially inspired her 'Dr. Pimple Popper' nicknameJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Dr. Pimple Popper's new game was made for people who love popping zits ' here's what happened when we played
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